WonderForest in 18th ADAF (Athens Digital Arts Festival)
My VR interactive immersive installation, “WonderForest”, was showcased in the “VR” section of “The Athens Digital Arts Festival (ADAF)”. The ADAF presents FutuRetro, a celebratory 18th edition and a five-day (25th-29th May) gathering in the heart of Athens at the historical landmark of Kotzia Square. The theme, FutuRetro, focuses on science fiction, retrofuturism and futurology and aims to present the technological milestones of today through the eyes of the past and as a foreshadowing means for the future. Marking its third year as a Hybrid Festival, the online edition of the festival, ADAF ONLINE, will be launched in the fall of 2022 as an extension to the physical edition and in an effort to make the festival and its works accessible to a truly limitless, global audience. ADAF’s international open call has yet again received an overwhelming number of submissions, 5,700 works from artists, scientists, intellectuals, and technologists from around the world. Parallel to the open call, the Festival continues to expand its network by cultivating bridges with local and international festivals, universities and institutions to exchange knowledge, art and to showcase global trends in digital arts. “WonderForest” provides a fantasy immersive visual/audio VR interactive environment asking the question of “what is real?”. If life is composed of a pile of sensory experiences, should VR be included?
ADAF Website: https://www.2022.adaf.gr/program/
ADAF FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/356734723089373/375451854550993/
ADAF VR Webpage: https://www.2022.adaf.gr/program/category/vr/
WonderForest ＠ADAF webpage: https://www.2022.adaf.gr/program/wonderforest/
我的VR互動體驗作品「WonderForest」榮幸入選今年雅典數位藝術節（ADAF）。第18屆雅典數位藝術節將在5月25日至29日於雅典市中心的歷史地標Kotzia戶外廣場與notoshome室內空間舉行為期五天的盛會。此次ADAF國際公開徵件再次收到了來自世界各地的藝術家、科學家、學者和技術人員提交的 5,700 件作品，並擴大其網絡，建立與當地和國際藝術節、大學和相關機構的橋樑，以交流知識、藝術並展示數位藝術的全球趨勢。來到ADAF實體與線上共存藝術節的第三個年頭，線上的ADAF ONLINE 將於 2022 年秋季推出，作為實體版的延伸，並致力使數位藝術節及其作品能讓全球觀眾看到。本次藝術節的主題為「未來復古」(FutuRetro)，專注於科幻小說、復古未來主義和未來學，旨在透過過去的眼光呈現當今的技術里程碑，並作為未來的伏筆。「WonderForest」透過身歷其境的可互動虛幻空間，抽象化所謂的動物，環境，地景等的具象概念，進一步挑戰使用者對於身體感知的認知，以丟出VR空間體驗真實性的問題。
ADAF 網頁: https://www.2022.adaf.gr/program/
ADAF FB 活動頁: https://www.facebook.com/events/356734723089373/375451854550993/
ADAF VR 作品頁: https://www.2022.adaf.gr/program/category/vr/
WonderForest ＠ADAF 網頁: https://www.2022.adaf.gr/program/wonderforest/